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2307-8960 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Pediatrics |
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Systematic Reviews |
| Article Title |
Smartphone use health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review of behavioral, developmental, and environmental risk pathways
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Invited Manuscript |
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Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Nermin K Saeed, Adel Salah Bediwy, Yousif M Elbeltagi, Hosameldin A Bediwy and Reem Elbeltagi |
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Mohammed Al-Beltagi, Chairman, Consultant, Head, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, 1 Hassan Radwan Street, Tanta 31511, Algharbia, Egypt. mbelrem@hotmail.com |
| Key Words |
Problematic smartphone use; Obesity; Metabolic dysregulation; Sedentary behavior; Sleep disturbance; Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields; Neurocognitive function; Digital health; Pediatric public health |
| Core Tip |
This review synthesizes multidisciplinary evidence demonstrating that excessive or dysregulated smartphone use in children and adolescents is consistently associated with sleep disruption, attentional dysregulation, emotional symptoms, musculoskeletal strain, visual complaints, and increased metabolic risk. Across domains, dose-response patterns and developmental vulnerability are evident, with early childhood and adolescence representing particularly sensitive periods. Importantly, behavioral mechanisms - especially sleep disturbance, sedentary displacement, and reinforcement-driven problematic smartphone use - appear to mediate most observed risks, whereas current evidence does not confirm serious radiofrequency electromagnetic field-related harm. These findings support a developmentally informed, context-sensitive digital health framework emphasizing sleep hygiene, structured limits, parental modeling, and early identification of problematic use. |
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2026-08-03 07:46 |
| Citation |
Al-Beltagi M, Saeed NK, Bediwy AS, Elbeltagi YM, Bediwy HA, Elbeltagi R. Smartphone use health outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review of behavioral, developmental, and environmental risk pathways. World J Clin Cases 2026; 14(22): 120669
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v14/i22/120669.htm |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.120669 |
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